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Cheaper to set back heat pump at night or leave at same temp?
Heat pump in question has no emergency heat installed. Location is
Phoenix, AZ. Is it better to turn it down at night or not. User is on a time of use plan from Salt River Project. Peak time in winter starts at 5am but user gets up at 4am and can turn it on then. Saw this in another group, is it true? If one has an electric heat pump and is on a time of usage plan with the power company there are two more considerations. The power rate goes up at 5am so you are likely to be re-heating with more expensive power. Also, a heat pump is less efficient as the outside temperature drops. As it is usually coldest just at dawn, kickiing the systm on then to re-heat is making it try to work when it is at it's least efficient state |
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Coldest time is near dawn, so indeed the second item is true.
Night-time setback is not encouraged for heat pumps, especially if it would be kicking back on when outside temp is 30 or below. wrote in message ... Heat pump in question has no emergency heat installed. Location is Phoenix, AZ. Is it better to turn it down at night or not. User is on a time of use plan from Salt River Project. Peak time in winter starts at 5am but user gets up at 4am and can turn it on then. Saw this in another group, is it true? If one has an electric heat pump and is on a time of usage plan with the power company there are two more considerations. The power rate goes up at 5am so you are likely to be re-heating with more expensive power. Also, a heat pump is less efficient as the outside temperature drops. As it is usually coldest just at dawn, kickiing the systm on then to re-heat is making it try to work when it is at it's least efficient state |
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"Michael Baugh" wrote in message ... Coldest time is near dawn, so indeed the second item is true. Night-time setback is not encouraged for heat pumps, especially if it would be kicking back on when outside temp is 30 or below. wrote in message ... Heat pump in question has no emergency heat installed. Location is Phoenix, AZ. Is it better to turn it down at night or not. User is on a time of use plan from Salt River Project. Peak time in winter starts at 5am but user gets up at 4am and can turn it on then. Saw this in another group, is it true? If one has an electric heat pump and is on a time of usage plan with the power company there are two more considerations. The power rate goes up at 5am so you are likely to be re-heating with more expensive power. Also, a heat pump is less efficient as the outside temperature drops. As it is usually coldest just at dawn, kickiing the systm on then to re-heat is making it try to work when it is at it's least efficient state As I remember...lived in Chandler w/heat pump and SRP utilities...it was recommended that the thermostat be turned up to heat up the house just before rate increased to take advantage of the lower rate, but on the other hand, in the evening, it was recommended that a heat pump not be turned down more than 2 degrees because of the long run time required to recover lost heat using a heat pump. |
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